CVE-2026-45925
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thermal/of: Fix reference leak in thermal_of_cm_lookup() In thermal_of_cm_lookup(), tr_np is obtained via of_parse_phandle(), but never released. Use the __free(device_node) cleanup attribute to automatically release the node and fix the leak. [ rjw: Changelog edits ]
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Undergoing Analysis
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-05-27 14:17:08.343000
Last modified
2026-11-06 16:18:52.980000
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